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Tense and Time Markers Explained

The document outlines various markers used to indicate tense and time in English grammar, categorizing them into continuous, perfect, past, present, future, and modal markers. It provides examples of each type and explains how certain markers relate to specific tenses. Additionally, it discusses the distinction between perfect and perfect continuous tenses, particularly in relation to non-progressive verbs.

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Tense and Time Markers Explained

The document outlines various markers used to indicate tense and time in English grammar, categorizing them into continuous, perfect, past, present, future, and modal markers. It provides examples of each type and explains how certain markers relate to specific tenses. Additionally, it discusses the distinction between perfect and perfect continuous tenses, particularly in relation to non-progressive verbs.

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MARKERS

TIME MARKERS

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(At) the/this/that time -For/- (ever)Since


moment -Already/-Just/-Yet
second *(be fiiliyle perfect olmaz )
-How long
-By (zaman zarfı)
-Cümle sonunda “before”

1. TENSE MARKERS

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last….. Past ya da next ….. Duruma göre


yesterday….. Future gösteren in ….. Present –Future ve Past
…..ago bir marker tomorrow ….. markerları ile kullanılırlar.
in 1875… yoksa Ayrı markerları yoktur
to 1950… Present’dır. in 2050
to 2032
S first…. *Marker’a
S last…. ihtiyacı yoktur.
previous(ly) …
initial(ly) Today/thisº kavramları present tense marker’ı olmak zorunda değillerdir olabilirler.
The actions of a dead Bunlar her tense de kullanılır.
person

2. TENSE - TIME MARKERS

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PERFECT CONTINUOUS PERFECT SIMPLE PERFECT
earlier *look! *recently, *lately *Past marker *by +geleceğe ait zaman
*by +geçmişe ait *listen! *till now, *until now olmamak şartıyla zarfı
zaman zarfı *now *up till the present time by the end of this …
prior to *right Now *up to now soon
before long
*just Now
*at the moment
~ *So far shortly
*at present ~ *(all) my life
*in the present time *(all) in(during) my life
*currently ~ *Cümle sonu “before”
*for the time being
*day by day (askıda) -over
..am still studying.. -for the last --
-during the past---
-in

Still *olumsuz cümlelerde

Present perfect continous


all day/week/month 6. PERFECT vs PERFECT CONTINUOUS
*Non-progressive verbs: non-action verbs, state
verbs (love-know)
*Once, twice, 3 times, 78 times, etc.
(Tekerrür ifadeleri)
*Bunlar varsa perfect continuous olamaz;
Perfect olur.

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